Congress spokesman Abhishek Singhvi NEW DELHI: Congress on Wednesday slammed the Supreme Court judgment on SIR for not mentioning a clutch of “major flaws and contradictions” in EC’s process that, it said, has “deprived crores of citizens” of voting rights. It said the judicial challenge by political parties and civil society pertained to flaws on … Read more
NEW DELHI: A man from Congo and three others who came into contact with him have been isolated in Ahmedabad and their samples sent for Ebola testing, Gujarat health minister Praful Pansheriya said on Wednesday.The development comes two days after the Gujarat government intensified screening of passengers arriving from Uganda, Congo and South Sudan at … Read more
NEW DELHI: In a first, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the provisional answer key for the 2026 Civil Services (Preliminary) examination held on May 24.The provisional key for the exam — based on which candidates are recommended to elite services like the IAS, IPS and IFS etc — helps aspirants to check … Read more
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday met the family of a 22-year-old NEET aspirant who died by suicide in Rajasthan’s Sikar after the National Testing Agency (NTA) cancelled the May 3 NEET-UG 2026 examination over a paper leak.In a social media post on X, Rahul said the Pradeep’s death … Read more
Government hospitals across Punjab have reported a surge in seasonal illnesses, including fever-related infections, respiratory ailments and stomach disorders, amid rising temperatures and humid weather conditions.Against this backdrop, the Punjab government on Wednesday said the Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana has recorded a sharp increase in cashless treatment claims, with acute febrile illness emerging as one … Read more
NEW DELHI: Allaying fears of shortages amid intense summer and high electricity demand, Coal India said there was a buffer stock of 168 million tonnes of dry fuel in the country, adequate to meet the requirements of domestic thermal power plants for 19 days.The company also said compression in coal stock levels at thermal plants … Read more
. Mumbai’s Mira Road witnessed tensions ahead of Bakrid after residents objected to goats being kept inside a housing society for ritual sacrifice. CPM workers attacked an ED vehicle during protests outside the residence of former Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan. The Supreme Court agreed to examine CBSE’s three-language policy for Class IX students but refused … Read more
NEW DELHI: Senior All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leader SP Velumani on Wednesday asserted that there was “no split in the party, only differences of opinion”, signalling a possible reconciliation within the AIADMK after rival factions withdrew petitions filed against each other before the Tamil Nadu assembly speaker.“There is no split in the … Read more
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Delhi.According to news agency ANI, CM Joseph Vijay is also scheduled to meet Vice President CP Radhakrishnan Union home minister Amit Shah, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, and several senior Union ministers on Thursday.This is Vijay’s first visit … Read more
NEW DELHI: Former Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai, in a rare dissent, has publically opposed the CBSE’s revised three-language mandate, triggering a fresh political chatter in Tamil Nadu.Annamalai urged the Union education ministry to withdraw the CBSE notification that made three languages compulsory for Class IX students from the current academic year, saying the … Read more